Hi,
Thanks for the detailed reply.
I will check through my settings and have another go printing.
Thanks again, I really appreciate you taking the time to post a detailed reply.
Regards
Darren.
This looks like underextrusion. Also I can see your shell is 2 passes and they aren't quite touching - also an underextrusion issue.
This can be caused by setting the nozzle width and shell width to values other than .4 and .8 respectively. Alternatively by printing too cold or too fast.
Also by the way I recommend 24% infill as values of 25% generate a different pattern that I don't think is as good. I've printed 6 enable hands and 24% is fine.
Also make sure your top/bottom thickness is around .6mm (6 X .1 layers or 4 X .15 layers or 3 X .2 layers). If you are still having problems please post *all* your ini file settings.
Oh - and I don't recommend raft. Raft is like "last year" (or mabye 4 years ago). Printing directly on glass with brim enabled is much better - you get nicer surface and the problems of parts not sticking to bed have been worked out nicely on glass.
Most important for last:
Here are top recommended speeds for .2mm layers (twice as fast for .1mm layers):
20mm/sec at 200C
30mm/sec at 210C
40mm/sec at 225C
50mm/sec at 240C
The printer can do double these speeds but with huge difficulty and usually with a loss in part quality due to underextrusion. Different colors print best at quite different temperatures and due to imperfect temp sensors, some printers print 10C cool so use these values as an initial starting guideline and if you are still underextruding try raising the temp. But don't go over 240C with PLA.
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This looks like underextrusion. Also I can see your shell is 2 passes and they aren't quite touching - also an underextrusion issue.
This can be caused by setting the nozzle width and shell width to values other than .4 and .8 respectively. Alternatively by printing too cold or too fast.
Also by the way I recommend 24% infill as values of 25% generate a different pattern that I don't think is as good. I've printed 6 enable hands and 24% is fine.
Also make sure your top/bottom thickness is around .6mm (6 X .1 layers or 4 X .15 layers or 3 X .2 layers). If you are still having problems please post *all* your ini file settings.
Oh - and I don't recommend raft. Raft is like "last year" (or mabye 4 years ago). Printing directly on glass with brim enabled is much better - you get nicer surface and the problems of parts not sticking to bed have been worked out nicely on glass.
Most important for last:
Here are top recommended speeds for .2mm layers (twice as fast for .1mm layers):
20mm/sec at 200C
30mm/sec at 210C
40mm/sec at 225C
50mm/sec at 240C
The printer can do double these speeds but with huge difficulty and usually with a loss in part quality due to underextrusion. Different colors print best at quite different temperatures and due to imperfect temp sensors, some printers print 10C cool so use these values as an initial starting guideline and if you are still underextruding try raising the temp. But don't go over 240C with PLA.
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